William Edward Perry Jr. (1929 – 2016)

Date Posted: Sep 13, 2016 – The Litchfield Jazz Camp was saddened to hear of the passing of Bill Perry, Jr. Bill was the father of Nellson who attended our camp for many years. Please take a moment to read his obituary.     http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ledgertranscript/obituary.aspx?n=william-edward-perry&pid=181102844

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21 Years of Great Jazz

Date Posted: Aug 10, 2016 – Litchfield Jazz Festival and its fans enjoyed 21 years of great jazz this past weekend. The weather was gorgeous both days in spite of dire predictions. We also marked the 20th anniversary of Litchfield Jazz Camp, celebrating with the Scat & Scramble Jazz Brunch

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Mario Pavone Streaming Live

Date Posted: Jul 20, 2016 – Check out Mario Pavone’s concert for the Litchfield Jazz Camp! This concert was streaming live on Facebook on Wednesday, July 20th. Mario Pavone Live on Facebook

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Jazz Camp Week 1 Student Concert live!

Date Posted: Jul 15, 2016 – The first student concert for the Litchfield Jazz Camp is now streaming live on Facebook Live and Periscope! Watch on Facebook! (Part 1) Facebook (Part 2) Watch on Periscope!   The whole concert is now up on YouTube as well.

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Jazz After Work – Free LJC Faculty Concerts Weeknights at Canterbury School

Date Posted: Jun 29, 2016 – Litchfield Jazz Camp Faculty perform 3-4 nights a week for four weeks at Canterbury School in New Milford. Concerts are free, and open to the public. Performers will include Jazz Camp teaching artists trumpeters Nick Roseboro, Dave Ballou, Jean Caze and Russ Johnson, bassists

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2016 Artist Spotlight: Nicole Zuraitis

Date Posted: Jun 28, 2016 – “Zuraitis has a voice that has been called ” hard to ignore… (with) remarkable range… you can’t help but stop and take notice” Growing up in the Litchfield Jazz Camp family, it was very difficult to choose only one mentor, because each faculty member

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“Generations of Jazz”: Meet the Stars – Nicole Zuraitis

Date Posted: May 18, 2016 – To celebrate 20 years of Litchfield Jazz Camp, this summer’s festival lineup showcases successful artists who, back in the day, were Litchfield Jazz Campers. They will each feature a mentor who made a lasting impact on their music. We’d like you to get to

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Les Paul @ 100

Date Posted: Apr 1, 2016 – June 9th, — would have been the 100th birthday of the great Les Paul, the jazz guitarist and inventor whose solid body guitar, helped, ironically, to make the careers of legions of pop and rock stars. What is less known  than his early mega

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